This is an analysis of the poem When We Were Sharing that begins with:

Anything from my past,
That now surprises you......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abaac XcXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 110101 10 111101 110010 0111010 0010101 1010001100 111111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of When We Were Sharing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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